Proofreading skill
A ready-to-run proofreading skill: how Okara’s Writer Agent catches grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency errors while preserving your voice.
Download the skill instructions, see an example pass, or run it live inside the Writer Agent to proof your copy.
- Category
- Writer
- Agent
- Writer Agent
- Format
- proofreading.md
- Price
- Free to download
The skill file
--- name: proofreading description: Catch grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency errors in systematic passes, flagging each fix with a reason while preserving the author's voice. owner: Okara Writer Agent --- # Proofreading Proofreading is the final mechanics check, not a rewrite. Its job is to catch the errors a quick read misses — and to fix them without changing what the copy means or how it sounds.
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About this skill
What is the Proofreading?
The Proofreading skill is the instruction set Okara’s Writer Agent uses to catch the errors that slip past a quick read — grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency — without touching your meaning or voice. It runs systematic passes rather than one nervous scan, flags each issue with a fix and a reason, and preserves your style, so the copy ships clean and still sounds like you.
It’s written as a SKILL.md, a plain-language instruction format that both people and AI agents can follow directly. Read it to understand the passes, adapt it to your style rules, or let the Writer Agent proof your copy against them.
Downloading the instructions is free with an Okara account. Proofing your copy on demand and enforcing your spelling and terminology choices consistently is part of the Writer Agent.
A single preventable typo doesn’t just look sloppy — it recalibrates how a reader weighs everything else on the page, because a mechanical error is one of the few claims a reader can verify instantly, unlike quality or expertise. That’s why this skill runs each pass narrow and mechanical instead of one anxious scan for anything that feels off: a reader who catches one avoidable mistake starts actively hunting for more, and tends to find them, whether or not they’re actually there.
Example
See it in action
You ask: “Proofread this: "Their are three reason’s our customer’s love us: speed, price and support."”
Agent does: Four fixes. "Their" should be "There" — you’re stating that something exists, not showing possession. "reason’s" and "customer’s" are plurals, not possessives, so drop the apostrophes: "reasons" and "customers." And "price and support" needs a serial comma after "price" to match the list: "speed, price, and support." Corrected: "There are three reasons our customers love us: speed, price, and support." I left your wording and tone untouched. Want me to run the same passes across the full page and return a flagged list?
Comparison
The skill vs. the alternatives
| Do it yourself | Hire a freelancer or agency | Proofreading skill (free) | Writer Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Your own time | $500–$5,000+ per project | Free with an Okara account | Included in the AI CMO plan |
| Time to first result | Hours to days, per attempt | Days to weeks, plus revision rounds | Minutes — download and follow it | Same day, runs automatically |
| Consistency over time | Depends on remembering to do it | Only as long as the retainer lasts | One-time; you re-run it yourself | Continuous, on a schedule |
| Who does the work | You, from scratch each time | Someone who has to learn your business first | You (or your agent), following the exact steps | Okara's Writer Agent, end to end |
How it works
From input to output
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You paste the text
Drop in any copy, from a single headline to a full page.
- 2
Okara runs systematic passes
The Writer Agent checks grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency in separate passes.
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It flags each fix
Every issue comes with the correction and a brief reason, not a silent rewrite.
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You get clean, on-voice copy
Corrections that fix mechanics while leaving your meaning and style intact.
What's included
Everything it covers
Grammar & syntax
Catches agreement, tense, and sentence-structure errors.
Spelling & typos
Flags misspellings, typos, and easily confused words.
Punctuation
Checks commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and end punctuation.
Consistency checks
Enforces consistent spelling, capitalization, numbers, and terminology.
Confusable-word detection
Finds their/there, its/it’s, and other look-alike mistakes.
Voice-preserving fixes
Corrects mechanics without rewriting your meaning or tone.
Use cases
When to reach for it
- Catch the errors a quick read misses before you publish.
- Proof high-stakes copy — landing pages, emails, decks — without a hired editor.
- Enforce consistent spelling, capitalization, and terminology.
- Get corrections with reasons, so you learn the pattern.
- Do a final mechanics pass that leaves your voice untouched.
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